At a Glance

• Firm: TorHoerman Law
• Practice Areas: Mass torts, class actions, catastrophic injury
• Challenge: Preparing for trial with 43,000+ pages of neonatal medical records and 600+ hours of deposition testimony
• Result: $495 million jury verdict credited to Supio’s role in trial preparation
  

The Challenge

When TorHoerman Law prepared for trial against Abbott Labs, the stakes couldn’t have been higher. 

The case centered on a premature infant with severe medical complications, and the evidence included 43,000+ pages of NICU medical records and 86 depositions totaling more than 600 hours of testimony.

Traditionally, the firm relied on nurse consultants to condense records, but even summaries ran thousands of pages. Spotting contradictions across years of testimony was next to impossible.

As Tyler Schneider, Managing Partner, put it:

“You always feel reactive. You feel like you’re making progress, but we never really got on the interstate and, you know, hit sixty-five.”

Turning Point: Medical Records at Scale

Supio transformed the 43,000 pages of medical records into structured, searchable insights. 

The system categorized records by doctor, specialty, and metric, enabling real-time queries like:

• “All of Dr. Jones’ visits.”
• “Every cardiology note.”
• “Every weight and physical therapy measurement.”

“Had we done it the old way, someone would have gone to that 4,300-page summary and just highlighted, copied, and pasted over and over. With Supio, we could do it in real time. Being able to prepare proactively and take each nuance further was invaluable.”

Result: Instead of drowning in data, the team built clear storylines and rebuttals that could flex to any angle the defense presented.

The Win

The result was a $495 million jury verdict against Abbott Labs, one of the largest personal injury trial results in recent history.

Tyler credits Supio for its impact on the outcome:

“Supio gave us the ability to be proactive, not reactive. It was invaluable in trial prep. Anytime you’re doing something better, it’s gotta have some kind of impact on the ultimate end result.”

More Time, More Creativity

Beyond saving time, Supio unlocked new levels of trial creativity. Instead of cutting corners, Tyler’s team explored every nuance:

• Developing rebuttals before the defense raised arguments.
• Testing multiple storylines for the jury.
• Building stronger, clearer narratives backed by structured evidence.
  

“It allows us to be more creative because we’re faster.”

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